Happy Face 29 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Marveaux arrested. What Llambias called a "financial" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12450 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Charnley the grass. He's like Matt Damon in that movie The Informant, the most incompetent inside man ever. Edited April 27, 2017 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 13991 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Marveaux arrested. What Llambias called a "financial" A cabbie-endorsed tax fiddler? Surely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 If it turns out that the real culprit here is Marseille, as seems likely considering that both English clubs have been dealing with them, then this will surely be nothing more than a slap on the wrist. They have to punish West Ham as hard as us for one thing, and I doubt the FA is going to want to issue points deductions to two well supported clubs. It'd make next season a complete farce. I think the biggest annoyance is what ewerk mentioned about the takeover though - no one will buy us while this is going on. Or we showed Marseille a loop hole that we were exploiting and they tried the same thing with West Ham and it's us who started all of this under fatty's instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Or we showed Marseille a loop hole that we were exploiting and they tried the same thing with West Ham and it's us who started all of this under fatty's instructions. If it's a loophole it won't be illegal though, will it? And I just can't see the club risking this level of scrutiny in pursuit of something genuinely illegal. I could see them going along with another club doing it at their end though, thinking that we'd be immune to any action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Fiddling tax via image rights was standard practice 10 years ago. It looks like someone didnt get tue memo that the tax fiddle bus had left town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 If it's a loophole it won't be illegal though, will it? And I just can't see the club risking this level of scrutiny in pursuit of something genuinely illegal. I could see them going along with another club doing it at their end though, thinking that we'd be immune to any action. Ok loophole wasn't the right word. But my point (admittedly not very well made) was about making assumptions about who is to blame. We know so few details at the moment so suggest that Marseille are the main culprits and we went along for the ride is just as daft as the mackems suggesting we're going to get a transfer ban, points deduction or whatever. There's no basis in it at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26192 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 If Marveaux is found to have received a single penny in image rights then the whole thing should be locked up for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8954 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 If Marveaux is found to have received a single penny in image rights then the whole thing should be locked up for a very long time. Can you even remember what he looks like? Tall bloke, right? Blonde, bit like a character actor from a Scandi-drama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Ok loophole wasn't the right word. But my point (admittedly not very well made) was about making assumptions about who is to blame. We know so few details at the moment so suggest that Marseille are the main culprits and we went along for the ride is just as daft as the mackems suggesting we're going to get a transfer ban, points deduction or whatever. There's no basis in it at this stage. Honestly I'm just basing it on how risk averse Charnley is. I could see him incompetently enabling something like this, but I can't see him wittingly taking the actions required to screw over HMRC. Although I could see Llambias doing that in fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3183 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Honestly I'm just basing it on how risk averse Charnley is. I could see him incompetently enabling something like this, but I can't see him wittingly taking the actions required to screw over HMRC. Although I could see Llambias doing that in fairness. I can imagine that Charnley's interrogation only lasted 10 hours because for the first 9 they thought he was some uber cool mastermind unchanging in his story and sneering at them. Then someone just said "I just think he's thick as fuck" they all then looked at each other embarrassed and let him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Honestly I'm just basing it on how risk averse Charnley is. I could see him incompetently enabling something like this, but I can't see him wittingly taking the actions required to screw over HMRC. Although I could see Llambias doing that in fairness. Given Ashley's track record I could easily see him encouraging something dodgy and if he says jump I imagine Penfold says how high. But all of these scenarios are just as possible as the rest imo. Given the lack of facts we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1115 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Rafa's said it's to do with things that happened three or four years ago and .com are saying there's a suggestion that the investigation started by looking into the deal to sign Ba and there's also interest in the deal to sign Saivet (surprise surprise). Seems to go against the theory that it's Marseilles that have dragged us into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12450 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Rafa's said it's to do with things that happened three or four years ago and .com are saying there's a suggestion that the investigation started by looking into the deal to sign Ba and there's also interest in the deal to sign Saivet (surprise surprise). Seems to go against the theory that it's Marseilles that have dragged us into it. I think that theory was dead once Marveaux was arrested tbh. Hopefully the club just fucking cooperate rather than trying to hide stuff which would only end up making it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Marveauxlus, just bloody Marveauxlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 But on the upside, Marveauxless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Should we be seriously worried then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8954 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12450 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 We won't know for ages tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToony 41 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Wow! I go away for a few days and this is what I come back to?! So basically Mike "Machine Gun" Ashley and Lee "Cottonmouth" Charnley may or may not have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar? Let's all just hope that by the time Ashley sells up we are still in the Premier League and the Club's reputation is still undamaged. mmmmkay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6131 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Can you even remember what he looks like? I'll check my SM22 lunch box and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2763 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Moussa Sissoko, Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba and Sylvain Marveaux all named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 The Demba Ba link makes a lot of sense with West Ham and Chelsea being involved too, and his reputation for being a money-grabbing little shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Sissoko 2013 - 16 Demba ba 2011 - 13 Papiss Cisse 2012 - 16 Marveaux 2011 - 16 These are 4 names that have been put forward notice all these players signed before April 2014 which was when Lee Charnley took over the MD position. The man/men in charge then would either be Ashley or Llambias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12450 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Aye, I can't say it's a massive surprise to learn Llambias is a dodgy bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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